Predator X34

Wedge · 4 Dec 2017 at 19:28

Hey All

Just wondering whether my Asus GTX 1060 Turbo 6GB will be enough to run the above monitor?

Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz (Kaby Lake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - OEM
Asus TUF Z270 Mark 1 Intel Z270 (Socket 1151) DDR4 ATX Motherboard
Team Group Dark Pro "8 Pack Edition" 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C14 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black
Asus GeForce GTX 1060 Turbo 6144MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
Samsung 960 EVO Polaris 250GB M.2 2280 PCI-e 3.0 x4 NVMe Solid State Drive

Gaming, photo editing, netfix etc ..... I have searched for a minimum and it looks like a 1070 would be it

Wedge · 5 Dec 2017 at 00:21

FishLicker said:
I've just ordered one, hopefully get it tomorrow. I'm running it with a GTX 970! I've read some fairly encouraging reports with the gsync helping with the lower frame rates and running games without or using low AA. I reckon it might be alright, give it a chance. If I have to replace the GPU, then so be it, but it'll be interesting to see how it goes without.

PS I've also got a slower processor, less ram than you as well lol

Really interested to what you think once you have it setup

Wedge · 11 Dec 2017 at 08:17

Thanks for your impressions Fishlicker....think ill go for it

Ps. which monitor arm are you guys using, I can find the thread you posted regarding it.

edit: found it: Ergotron MX monitor arm

Wedge · 14 Dec 2017 at 15:12

foster grant said:
Well even though my x34a is a 100Hz Monitor in BF4 I get 200 fps and in other games , euro truck american truck i get around 130-140 fps....which is about the same as I was getting using my 27" Rog Swift

But you have a 1080 :eek:

Wedge · 14 Dec 2017 at 17:21

^^ Fair enough

Wedge · 11 Jan 2018 at 12:03

...So I finally bought the Acer X34, and I must say wowsers, coming from 2 x Dell 24" ultrasharpes (4/5 yrs old), it is a whole new wonderful experience.

All of the concerns above are rightly founded, whilst you can game happily on a GTX1060 6GB, you do have to drop the detail to Medium to maintain a decent frame rate (50/60fps), particularly in The division, other games such as Doom run fine, but there are compromises.

I have been running this for around a week and just feel like I am running a Vauxhall engine in a Ferrari body, having to drop the detail just feels wrong on such a beautiful monitor, so you guessed it.....I ended up buying a GTX1080ti.

This arrived this morning, so ill post back after I install it tonight, I also got a 'Ergotron MX monitor arm' for £40

to mount it on. Most expensive January ever! :O

Wedge · 7 Jun 2018 at 20:07

Rikk82 said:
For people with the Ergotron MX monitor arm + Ultrawide monitor - did you mount this to the monitor first?... or mount it to the desk first and then attach the monitor?

Desk first and then the monitor onto the arm, its pretty tricky to mount the screen on the arm first unless you have 2 people then either way is fine

Wedge · 7 Jun 2018 at 20:09

I did not post back as promised either once my 1080ti was installed, but its let me tell you its A.M.A.Z.I.N.G !